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Microserfs - Douglas Coupland
Microserfs
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From the acclaimed author of Hey Nostradamus! comes a wonderful comic novel with 'more one-liners than a decade of Woody Allen films' (Guardian), about the scramble for love and success in a brave new world...Bill is wise. Bill is kind. Bill is benevolent. Bill, Be My Friend...Please! At computer... show more
From the acclaimed author of Hey Nostradamus! comes a wonderful comic novel with 'more one-liners than a decade of Woody Allen films' (Guardian), about the scramble for love and success in a brave new world...Bill is wise. Bill is kind. Bill is benevolent. Bill, Be My Friend...Please! At computer giant Microsoft, Dan, Susan, Abe, Todd and Bug are struggling to get a life. The job may be super cool, the pay may be astronomical, but they're heading nowhere, and however hard they work, however many shares they earn, they're never going to be as rich as Bill. And besides, with all the hours they're putting in, their best relationships are on e-mail. Something's got to give...
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780007179817 (0007179812)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Pages no: 371
Edition language: English
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XOX
XOX rated it
5.0 The insider story working in the IT field
Very interesting story on the work life of IT persons who are smart, but isolated. The intensity and the competitiveness in the field. Also, about the strange story of the persons. What is it like to be smart and work among smart persons who are equally self absolved. For those who are nerd a...
little_odd_geek
little_odd_geek rated it
5.0 Microserfs
Read this in one fell swoop. Loved all the characters, wish my life was like this.., guess i do know weird people, but we don't work in cubicles (just as well).
Maven Books
Maven Books rated it
2.0 Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
The basis of the book was rather interesting and being a geek working in the Silicon Valley area, I especially felt I might be able to relate at least some to the content. Unfortunately, the book ended up being extremely fluffy and had various inconsistencies throughout, including character details ...
immediacy
immediacy rated it
4.0 Microserfs
I came at this one almost exactly the same way that I did with Amy Thomson's The Color of Distance. It was also a AlexLit recommendation, I blanched at the length, it was an author unfamiliar to me. But as soon as I started it, from page 1, rather than the 50 pages it took me to get into the Thomson...
Readundant
Readundant rated it
5.0 Microserfs
I just chose this as my favorite book in the 30 Days Book Challenge on Facebook, so I might as well review it, even though "favorite book" is a nebulous distinction at best and "what's your favorite book?" is a stupid fucking question and I am afraid this might be a sentimental favorite more than an...
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